Reviewed: [October 2021] Released [2021 Self Released] Rating [4/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson The latest effort, or I should say efforts, from Danish bangers Crocell is the simultaneous release of two EPs – a la Guns ‘N Roses’ Use Your Illusion I and II, though in much more modest form. And…
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Killing – Face The Madness
Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: August 13, 2021, Mighty Music Rating: 4.5/5.0 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Thrash metal is one of my favorite genres and I have loved it since the 80s. The energy as well as some of the fiercest riffs in metal; it’s the fret work that makes it…
Witch Cross – Angel of Death
Witch Cross – Angel of Death Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, High Roller Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz As the saying goes, “good things come to those who wait.” Like so many of their peers from metal’s classic era, Denmark’s Witch Cross released their debut album in 1984 and…
A Metal-Rules.com Premiere: Killing from Denmark unveil their new video “Legion Of Hate”
The thrash best-kept secret from Denmark will no longer be a secret for too long. “Legion Of Hate” is their new song, ahead of their upcoming album, and shows just how good the kids are. KILLING is warming-up for what will be one of the thrash records of the year…
Manticora-To Live To Kill To Live
Reviewed – 2021 Released – 2020, Vicisolum Rating – 4.5/5 Reviewer – JP I like bands that have extra drive and ambition in their creative endeavours. Any Metal bands can write, record and release and album but it takes a little more effort and creativity to go beyond. Manticora is…
Mother Of All – Age of the Solipsist
Reviewed: [June 2021] Released [2021 Black Lion Records] Rating [3/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson Though Mother of All is described as a one-man band fronted by Danish multi-instrumentalist Martin Haumann, it’s really more of all-star project – even if the “stars” he has teamed with aren’t that well known. His first…
Larsen, F. Lars – To Kill To Live To Kill (Book Review)
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I like bands that have extra drive and ambition in their creative endeavours. Any Metal bands can write, record and release and album but it takes a little more effort and creativity to go beyond. Manticora is one of those…
Manticora-To Kill To Live To Kill
Reviewed – 2021 Released – 2018, Vicisolum Rating – 4.5/5 Reviewer – JP I like bands that have extra drive and ambition in their creative endeavours. Any Metal bands can write, record and release and album but it takes a little more effort and creativity to go beyond. Manticora is…
ARTILLERY Release Second Single/Video from Upcoming album X
Album artwork by: Martin Helgren On May 7th, Artillery will release their tenth full-length, X, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of X, a video for the new single, “Turn up the Rage” (produced by Terkel Christensen // Aggressive Artwork), can be viewed at: The previously released single, “In…
Royal Hunt-Dystopia
Reviewed: February, 2021 Released: 2020, Northpoint Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I have to get this off my chest. This goes out to Royal Hunt and applies to any band. Please check on-line BEFORE you name your album, to see if any other band has the exact same album name. Dystopia.…
Quick Jabs for February 2021
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Tantivy – Eyes Of The Night January 15th,…
Grumpynators – Guitarist Christian Norgaard
Guitarist Christian Norgaard – Grumpynators Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Fernando Reis International PR at Mighty Music/Target Group for setting up the interview. Promo pictures taken by: John Mortensson. Thanks to Mighty Music for the promo pictures of the band. The new Grumpynators album titled STILL ALIVE recently hit…
PRETTY MAIDS – Maid In Japan
Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Frontiers Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Although it is certainly not a contest, I’m probably the biggest Pretty Maids fan on staff here at Metal-Rules.com. So when the band released their fourth live album, for me it was a no-brainer to review. When I reviewed the…
Testament,Exodus and Death Angel on The Bay Strikes Back European Tour 2020- leg 1 – Amager Bio Copenhagen,Denmark
Testament – Headline The Bay Strikes Back European Tour 2020 – leg 1 – Exodus – special guest Death Angel – support act Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark 6/2 – 2020 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall Christmas came really early for fans of thrash metal when Testament headed…
STATEMENT “The Hurt” Video Premiere!
New official video from the Danish hard rockers Statement, taken off their latest album “Force Of Life”, released in March 2019 by Mighty Music. Filmed & edited by Kristian “Iver” Iversen. STATEMENT comes from the dusty suburban parts of Copenhagen. This is where their flashy melodic hard rock with…